Baghdad -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir , who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and genocide , will attend this week 's Arab Summit in Baghdad , Iraqi state television reported Sunday .

The report by Iraqiya TV said the office of President Jalal Talabani announced Bashir 's intention to attend the summit on March 29 .

It will be the first summit of Arab leaders in Iraq since 1990 . A planned Arab summit last year in Baghdad was postponed due to unrest in the region .

This year 's summit begins with preparatory meetings starting Tuesday involving government ministers .

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby arrived Sunday in Baghdad for the summit with a small delegation , Iraqiya TV reported .

Sudan 's Bashir has traveled to other Arab countries despite the ICC warrants against him for alleged war crimes and genocide in the Darfur region , where rebels have fought government forces and allied militiamen such as the Janjaweed since 2003 .

The United Nations estimates as many as 300,000 people have been killed and almost 3 million people have been displaced from their homes in Darfur .

In Iraq , a militant group with links to al Qaeda claimed responsibility for a deadly wave of bombings across the country last week on the ninth anniversary of the U.S. invastion . The attacks were designed to undermine government security plans for the Arab Summit .

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Omar el-Bashir of Sudan will attend this week 's summit , Iraq 's state television says

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The Arab League secretary general arrives in Baghdad for the summit

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Attacks in Iraq last week were considered threats to summit security